B Tucker Woodson, Kingman P Strohl, Ryan J Soose, M Boyd Gillespie, Joachim T Maurer, Nico de Vries, Tapan A Padhya, M Safwan Badr, Ho-Sheng Lin, Olivier M Vanderveken, Sam Mickelson, Patrick J Strollo
Objective To present 5-year outcomes from a prospective cohort of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who were treated with upper airway stimulation (UAS) via a unilateral hypoglossal nerve implant. Study Design A multicenter prospective cohort study. Setting Industry-supported multicenter academic and clinical trial. Methods From a cohort of 126 patients, 97 completed protocol, and 71 consented to a voluntary polysomnogram. Those having continuous positive airway pressure failure with moderate to severe OSA, body mass index <32 kg/m2 , and no unfavorable collapse on drug-induced sleep endoscopy were enrolled in a phase 3 trial...
March 1, 2018: Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery